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Saul Alexander Foundation

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N Charleston, SC501(c)(3)Since 1998 EIN 23-7420175Revenue $164K in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 28, 2026

On file with the IRSN Charleston, SCTax-exempt since Aug 1962Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The Saul Alexander Foundation was established to support jewish causes and other charitable and educational scholarship programs in summerville and charleston county, south carolina.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7420175) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
80% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
7.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$164K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$200K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$164K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$164K
Expenses
$200K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$200K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Support Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1962.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $159K Management & general 20% · $40K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jane Litz
CFO Thru 10/30/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kerri Forrest
Acting Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Ballad
CFO Begin 11/1/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds Jewish and other charities in Summerville and Charleston County, SC.

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1 program · $159K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Grantmaking

Our grantmaking supports jewish and other charitable causes in the charleston, dorchester and berkeley county AREAS.IN 2025, the saul alexander foundation disbursed 5 grants and scholarships totaling $159,264.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7420175) · Dispute this line
$159Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $825K · 2020–2025
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2025$155,264
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2024$130,516
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2023$165,000
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2022$124,709
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2021$135,206
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCSC · FY2020$114,357

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7$84K
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$238
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$119K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$159K$159K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$356$356
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$471$471
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$159K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2026 $164K$200K−$36K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2025 $128K$173K−$45K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $53K$203K−$150K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $130K$165K−$36K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $257K$174K$83K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 $111K$150K−$39K$3.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
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Part I · Summary $164,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $127,763$164,088
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $127,763$164,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $134,516$159,264
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,068$40,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $172,584$199,642
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,821−$35,554
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,088 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,607$79,607
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $84,481$84,481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $164,088$164,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,642 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $159,264$159,264
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,293$2,293
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,689$3,689
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $356$356
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $33,569$33,569
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $471$471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,264 · Management $40,378 · Fundraising $0$199,642
Part X · Balance sheet $3,468,134 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,644$118,749
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $233$238
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,794,916$2,743,599
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $435,290$605,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,264,083$3,468,134
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,264,083$3,468,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,264,083$3,468,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,264,083$3,468,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,468,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,088
XI-2 Total expenses$199,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,554
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,264,083
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$239,605
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,468,134

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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